Aortic coarctation (AoCoA ... The non-invasive imaging options available for assessment of AoCoA include echocardiography, CMR, cardiac computed tomography (CT). CMR has become the preferred ...

Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

Alternative valve sizing methods, such as transoesophageal echocardiography, may be required in emergencies. Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common degenerative heart valve disease and poses a ...